Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants
Dear Attorney-General's Department,
May I please request under the FOI Act a copy of the latest version of the guidelines for authorised celebrants. I believe that the name of the document may be the "Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants"
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Jay Doe
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Good afternoon
Thank you for your FOI request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department).
The Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants is available on the department's website here: https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marri....
If this is the document you are requesting, we invite you to consider withdrawing your request. If this is not the document you are requesting, we ask you to please provide more information about the document being requested to allow us to identify it.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information & Privacy
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Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [AGD request email]
OFFICIAL
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Doe <[FOI #13183 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 17 May 2025 11:24 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: FOI25/251 - Freedom of Information request - Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants
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Dear Attorney-General's Department,
May I please request under the FOI Act a copy of the latest version of the guidelines for authorised celebrants. I believe that the name of the document may be the "Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants"
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Jay Doe
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Dear AGD FOI Requests,
Thanks. That's what I'm looking for. I would like to withdraw my FOI request.
Many thanks for your fast reply.
Yours sincerely,
Jay Doe
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Attorney-General’s Department (the department). We get a high volume of
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FOI request, please consider this email to be an acknowledgement of its
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Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act). For information on how to make a
request under the FOI Act please refer to:
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https://www.ag.gov.au/about-us/connect-u....
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Good morning
Thank you for confirming. Your request has now been withdrawn.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information & Privacy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Doe <[FOI #13183 email]>
Sent: Monday, 19 May 2025 3:06 PM
To: AGD FOI Requests <[AGD request email]>
Subject: RE: FOI25/251 - Freedom of Information request - Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants [SEC=OFFICIAL]
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Dear AGD FOI Requests,
Thanks. That's what I'm looking for. I would like to withdraw my FOI request.
Many thanks for your fast reply.
Yours sincerely,
Jay Doe
-----Original Message-----
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon
Thank you for your FOI request to the Attorney-General's Department (the department).
The Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for authorised celebrants is available on the department's website here: https://www.ag.gov.au/families-and-marri....
If this is the document you are requesting, we invite you to consider withdrawing your request. If this is not the document you are requesting, we ask you to please provide more information about the document being requested to allow us to identify it.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information & Privacy
Attorney-General’s Department
Phone: (02) 6141 6666 | Email: [AGD request email] OFFICIAL
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